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Table 8. Details on Transfer Payment Programs
| Name of transfer payment program: Grants and Scholarships | ||||||
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Start date: April 1, 1978 |
End date: No end date |
Current Terms and Conditions will expire October 31, 2011 | ||||
| Description: NSERC’s class grants Grants and Scholarships program supports university-based basic and project research, provides scholarships and fellowships to young researchers, and facilitates links between universities, colleges, the private sector, and governments. | ||||||
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Strategic outcomes: People – Highly skilled science and engineering professionals in Canada. Discovery – High quality Canadian-based competitive research in the natural sciences and engineering. Innovation – Productive use of new knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering. |
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Expected results:
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| ($ millions) |
Forecast |
Planned |
Planned |
Planned |
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| PEOPLE | ||||||
| Program Activity 1.1: Promote Science and Engineering | ||||||
| Total Grants |
3.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
− |
Mid-term review |
Evaluations (PromoScience; Prizes) |
− |
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| Program Activity 1.2: Support Students and Fellows | ||||||
| Total Grants2 |
93.2 |
99.5 |
97.8 |
97.7 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
− |
Evaluation (Postgraduate Scholarships) |
− |
Evaluation (Fellowships) |
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| Program Activity 1.3: Attract and Retain Faculty | ||||||
| Total Grants |
163.8 |
164.7 |
164.7 |
164.7 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
− |
− |
Evaluation (Canada Research Chairs) |
− |
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| Total for PEOPLE |
260.9 |
270.1 |
268.4 |
268.3 |
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| DISCOVERY | ||||||
| Program Activity 2.1: Fund Basic Research | ||||||
| Total Grants |
386.1 |
363.8 |
362.9 |
360.5 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
− |
International review (Discovery Grants); Mid-term review (Research Capacity Development in Small Universities pilot program) |
− |
Evaluation (Special Research Opportunity program) |
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| Program Activity 2.2: Support for Research Equipment and Major Resources | ||||||
| Total Grants |
N/A3 |
38.7 |
27.6 |
27.6 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
Joint evaluation |
− |
− |
− |
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| Total for DISCOVERY |
386.1 |
402.5 |
390.5 |
388.1 |
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| INNOVATION | ||||||
| Program Activity 3.1: Fund Research in Strategic Areas | ||||||
| Total Grants |
52.8 |
100.0 |
98.4 |
97.6 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
− |
− |
Evaluation (Strategic Partnerships programs) |
− |
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| Program Activity 3.2: Fund University-Industry-Government Partnerships | ||||||
| Total Grants |
105.1 |
90.2 |
90.3 |
90.3 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
Evaluation |
− |
Evaluation (Collaborative Research and Development Grants) |
− |
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| Program Activity 3.3: Support Commercialization | ||||||
| Total Grants |
16.4 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
Mid-term review (College and Community Innovation pilot program); Evaluation (Intellectual Property Mobilization program) |
− |
− |
Evaluation (Idea-to-Innovation program) |
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| Total for INNOVATION |
174.3 |
201.2 |
199.7 |
198.9 |
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| Total for Program |
821.3 |
873.8 |
858.6 |
855.3 |
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1 As per 2007-2008 Main Estimates; does not include Supplementary Estimates items.
2 Figures for Program Activity 1.2 do not include grant amounts for the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships Program; these amounts are listed separately in the following table.
3 NSERC’s Program Activity Architecture was modified in 2007. See Table 1: Redistribution of financial resources following modification of PAA.
| Name of transfer payment program: Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships | ||||||
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Start date: April 1, 2003 |
End date: No end date |
Current Terms and Conditions will expire May 31, 2008 |
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| Description: NSERC’s portion of the tri-agency Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in master's or doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering. | ||||||
| Strategic outcome: Highly skilled science and engineering professionals in Canada | ||||||
| Expected results: Increased capacity to meet demand for highly qualified personnel in the academic, public and private sectors. | ||||||
| ($ millions) |
Forecast |
Planned |
Planned |
Planned |
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| Program Activity 1.2: Support Students and Fellows | ||||||
| Total Grants |
37.5 |
39.6 |
42.1 |
42.1 |
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| Planned Evaluations |
− |
Review of Alexander Graham Bell CGS program |
− |
− |
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| Total for Program |
37.5 |
39.6 |
42.1 |
42.1 |
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